elbow job

[Dean May]

When I do an elbow job, I break off the elbows and clean out the whippens in
the piano. A little butane torch is good for getting the stubborn ones. I
then gather all of the drop wires with buttons and take them back to my
shop. This takes 20-30 minutes. I like to take them back to the shop for the
purpose of trimming the green felt on the sides of the buttons. I just hold
it up to the disc sander and give a little twirl. I'm not looking to get all
the felt off, just trim a little.

 

The reason is that I've found that the felt swells and contributes to excess
friction in the key movement- especially when you turn them to adjust the
lost motion and get them out of the position they've settled into over the
years. 

 

Actually, I have my slave labor (sons) do this and spin the new elbows on.
Then I return to the home and finish. $350.

 

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802





Salem, Missouri
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